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OMB Control No: 0648-0575	ICR Reference No: 202412-0648-005
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202402-0648-004
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Pacific Halibut Fisheries: Charter
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 12/30/2025
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/16/2024
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2028	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2027
Responses	41,741	0	41,266
Time Burden (Hours)	4,538	0	3,876
Cost Burden (Dollars)	83,630	0	81,680

Abstract: This is a resubmission with the final rule, of a request by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Regional Office, for revision of this currently approved information collection. This revision adds requirements for the purchase and validation of charter halibut stamps, adds a new field to the ADF&G saltwater charter logbook to validate stamps, and adds appeals for an Initial Administrative Determination received for a validated charter halibut stamp deficit. This revision does not add respondents but does increase the logbook burden by 1 minute for the new field. This revision is due to the final rule (RIN 0648-BN18) that requires a charter halibut stamp for charter vessel anglers in International Pacific Halibut Commission Regulatory Areas 2C and 3A. This rule is necessary to promote stability and economic viability in the charter halibut fishery, and is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982, and other applicable laws. This supporting statement was updated from the proposed rule to the final rule to be consistent with regulatory and editorial changes to the rule. These updates did not change respondents, responses, or burden. This information collection contains the logbook, landing reports, permit and transfer applications, and administrative appeals for the Pacific halibut charter fishery off Alaska. This collection is necessary for NMFS to manage and administer the charter halibut fishery under the Charter Halibut Limited Access Program and the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 773c Name of Law: Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982
US Code: 16 USC 1801 et seq Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-BN18	Final or interim final rulemaking	90 FR 29774	07/07/2025

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	41,741	41,266	475	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,538	3,876	662	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	83,630	81,680	0	1,950

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This information collection is revised due to the final rule that establishes regulations to require a charter halibut stamp for charter vessel anglers 18 years of age or older for each day they intend to catch and retain halibut on a charter vessel in IPHC Regulatory Areas 2C and 3A. This rule is necessary to promote stability and economic viability in the charter halibut fishery, and is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the Halibut Act, and other applicable laws. This information collection is revised to add requirements for the purchase and validation of the new charter halibut stamps, add a field to the existing ADF&G Saltwater Sport Fishing Charter Trip Logbook (Charter Logbook) to record the number of stamps validated on each charter vessel fishing trip, and add appeals for an Initial Administrative Determination received for incomplete payment of the charter halibut stamp fee liability.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $463,508

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Gabrielle Aberle 907 586-7356

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